Cowl-ventilator for motor-vehicles



F. L. LUNT AND P. F. HATCH. x cowL vENmAoR FUR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED NGV. 26, 1920.

Patented July 19, 1921.

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FRED L. LUNT ANDPAUL F. HATCH, AOIF AMESBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS`'lO AMEBBURYQEAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF AMESBURY, MASSACHU- sET'rs,A coraafrNEnsI-:ur ooMrosED or' PAUL F. HATCH.

W. E. BASSETT, FRED L. LUNT, AND

COWL-VENTILATOB FOR MOTORPVEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 19, 1921.

Application led November 26, 1920. Serial No. 426,431.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, FRED L. LUNT and PAUL F. HATCH, citizens of theUnited States, residents of Amesbury, in the county of Essex and Stateof Massachusetts, have made a certain new and useful Invention -inCowl-Ventilators for Motor-Vehicles; and we declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enableothers skilled in the art, to which it appertains to make and use theinvention,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The invention has relation to cowl ventilators for motor vehicles,having for an object to provide Aan adjustable ventilator which will benormally, or when closed, flush with the top of the cowl. Other objectsand advantages will appear.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations ofparts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating an embodiment of theinvention, Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the invention as applied,the cover ybeing shown as raised;

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the same, withparts broken away, the cover being shown as closed and a fragmentthereof beinIg shown in open position in dotted lines; verse verticalsection of the same, and Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the operatingrod and associated parts, withparts broken away. The numeral 2designates the cowl,

the top of which-is provided with an elongated opening 3, wherein issecured a metal linin 4, provided with rear perforated 1u 5 and in atrough 7. y

itting over the opening 3 is a cover 8, the top of which is normallyflush with the top of the cowl, as shown in Fig. 2, the b0ttom of saidcover having -a rubber insert 9, extending around it peripherally andnor- `mally resting upon said upturned flange, to

render the joint of cover and cowl tight against entrance of rain orwater, any water accumulating in the trough 7 belng carried olf by adraln 140. i

' he cover is provided with hinge lugs 11,

ig. 3 is a central ltra'nsa lower reversely bent portion form--extending first downwardly from the cover beneath the trough 7 andthence upwardly between the lugs 5, to which they are connected by hingepins 12, the hinges being thereby concealed and protected from theweather.-

The cover is raised and lowered b suitable means, preferably consistingo a rotatable operating handle 13 having a threaded stem 14 ing pivotpins 16, engaging the perforations 17 of rear vbranches 18 of a rod 19,the forward end of said rod having pivotal connection 20, with a centraldepending lug 21 of the cover, said lug extending downwardly below thetrough 7.

The stem of the operating handle has its threads steeply inclined sothat a slight movement rotatably of the handle will raise or lower thecover, or whereby the necessary adjustment of the cover is efected witha minimum operation of the handle.

of a thickness less than that of the rubber insert resting thereon, toprovide a tighter joint.

' In making the cover flush with the top of thecowl there willnecessarily be some entrance of rain or Water at the flush joint orcrack se arating cover and cowl, and applicant. as provided means tocatch this water and carry it oil.

It is obvious that the invention is a cable also to the roof of a motorcar wit departing from the spirit thereof.

pliout e claim: n a cowl Ventilator for motor vehicles, a cowl having aventilator opening in the top thereof, a lining for said opening havinan inward trough extension provided witg a water outlet, a cover littinin said opening and having its top surface fish with the top surface othe cowl and provided with a rubber insert extending peripherall aroundits bottom `and resting upon the fiiee edge of said trough extension.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signa- 4 tures in presence of awitness.

Witness Ha'rrna:A L. CLARK.

engaging a nut 15, the latter hav- .The free edge 6 of the trough 7 ismade'

